The New Millennium

THE 2000s

Movies of the 2000s

Who starred in the 2000 and 2001 Oscar

winning movies?

Russell Crowe

Gladiator A Beautiful Mind

The Sequels Dominate

• Gondor is overrun by the orcs of Mordor, and Gandalf

rides to Minas Tirith to aid the humans in the war that

is ahead.

• an ordinary 11-year-old boy serving as a sort of slave for his aunt and uncle who learns that he is actually a wizard and has been invited to attend the Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry.

• Jack Sparrow races to recover the heart of Davy

Jones to avoid enslaving his soul to Jones' service.

• The force is still with us (and it will not go away).

Harry Potter

• Sorcerer’s Stone (2001)

• Chamber of Secrets (2002)

• Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)

• Goblet of Fire (2005)

• Order of the Phoenix (2007)

• Half Blood Prince (2009)

• Deathly Hallows (2010)

The Lord of the Rings

• Two Towers (2002)

– Runner up Academy Award

– #2 Grossing Movie of 2002

– #13 All Time Grossing Movie

• The Return of the King (2003)

– Academy Award Winner

– #1 Grossing Movie of 2003

– #9 All Time Grossing Movie

Star Wars

• Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002)

– 3rd Highest Grossing Movie in 2002

– 22nd All Time Highest Grossing

Movie

• Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005)

– Highest Grossing Movie of 2005

– 8th All Time Highest Grossing

Movie

Pirates of the Caribbean

• Dead Man’s Chest

(2006)

– Highest Grossing

Movie of 2006

– 6th All Time Highest

Grossing Movie

• At World’s End (2007)

– 4th Highest Grossing

Movie of 2007

Television of the 2000s

Survivor

• 2000 – Present

• 2001 Top rated

show

• Started the reality

show craze

First winner: Richard Hatch

CSI Investigation

Highest Rated

Show

• 2003

• 2004

American Idol

Highest Rated

Show

• 2005

• 2006

• 2007

• 2008

Music of the 2000s

Eminem

The Eminem Show

Best-Selling Album

(2002)

50 cent

Get Rich or Die Trying

Best-Selling Album

(2003)

UsherConfessions

Best-Selling Album

(2004)

John Mayer

“Daughters”

Grammy Best Song

(2005)

U 2• Grammy Best Song

(2001)

– “Beautiful Day”

• Grammy Best Song

(2006)

– “Sometimes You

Can’t Make It On Your

Own.”

Electronic Toys of the 2000s

Electronic Toys of the 2000s

2000s Sports Heroes

Lance Armstrong• 7-Time Tour de

France winner (1999-

2005)

• Male Athlete of the

Year (2002, 2003,

2004, and 2005)

• ESPY Award for Best

Male Athlete (2003,

2004, 2005, and

2006)

Barry Bonds• All-Time Home Run

Leader (762)

• Single Season Home

Run Record in 2001

(73)

• Has 7 MVPs Awards

• 8 Gold Glove Awards

• 14-Time All-Star

Michael Phelps

8 Gold Medals

Beijing Games

2000s: Start of the New Millennium

Off to a great start